Singer-songwriters Quotes - Page 2

• We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don't want to close the door on hope.

  Merle Haggard

  Life, Music, Hope

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• If you love someone, set them free.

  Sting

  Love, Relationship, Freedom

  Song: (If You Love Somebody) Set Them Free

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• It's a folk singer's job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people

  Woody Guthrie

  Jobs, People, Comforting

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• Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

  Kurt Cobain

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Love Yourself

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• I never cheated, for the record, back when I was with you. But you believed in everything but me girl, I don't get you

  Drake

  Relationship, Break Up, Girl

  Song: Shot for Me, Album: Take Care, 2011

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• Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.

  Robert A. Johnson

  Inspirational, Depression, Self Esteem

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• After you get what you want you don't want it.

  Irving Berlin

  Life, Desire, Want

  Song: After You Get What You Want

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• Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don't fail forever.

  Lana Del Rey

  Inspirational, Courage, Failure

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• When you write a song, most of the words you use are in black and white, and then, from time to time, you use one that’s in color. These words in color are a part of ourselves, because we give them a meaning. If you like, we give them a third dimension.

  Jacques Brel

  Song, Writing, Black And White

  "Nous les artistes: Jacques Brel". www.imdb.com. 1979.

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• As far as being a 'player's player,' you've only got to go to Nashville or Argentina and you can forget about it. The world is full of amazing guitar players, and you know it, and I know it...it's a humbling experience.

  Mark Knopfler

  Music, Player, Guitar

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• Drink up cause everyone here is good tonight. Except the niggas that I came wit, they good for life

  Drake

  Friendship, Best Friend, Happy

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• Word on road is the clique about to blow. You ain't gotta run and tell nobody they already know

  Drake

  Running, Real, Humble

  Song: Good Ones Go, 2011

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• A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

  Yoko Ono

  Friendship, Inspiring, Leadership

  Twitter post from Jun 08, 2015

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• I get by with a little help from my friends.

  John Lennon

  Best Friend, Friendship, Song

  "Song: "With a Little Help from My Friends"". 1967.

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  A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.

  Tom Waits

  Funny, Music, Humorous

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• There are certain emotions in your body that not even your best friend can sympathize with, but you will find the right film or the right book, and it will understand you.

  Bjork

  Movie, Book, Understanding

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• I rode an elevator with a guy who was whistling the tune of 'this is the song that never ends'. Putting that on me? Come on dude.

  Taylor Swift

  Song, Guy, Singers

  FaceBook post by Taylor Swift from Apr 05, 2010

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• But life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last.

  Prince

  Life, Song, Party

  Song: 1999 The Hits Mix

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• when your happiness is someone else's happiness, that is love

  Lana Del Rey

  Love, Happiness, Happy

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• I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.

  Tracy Chapman

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through.

  Drake

  Inspirational, Faith, Determination

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• If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.

  Marvin Gaye

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Peace

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• If songs were lines in a conversation, the situation would be fine . . .

  Nick Drake

  Music, Song, Would Be

  Song: Hazey Jane II, Album: Bryter Layter

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• Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys.

  Sam Smith

  Funny, Thank You, Humorous

  "Before He Was A Grammy Winner - A Conversation With Sam Smith". Interview with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. February 9, 2015.

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  I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

  Kurt Cobain

  Love, Inspirational, Tattoo

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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